Oct 29, 2008

Alan Yentob explores the life and work of the chart topping rapper y series. and multi-millionaire businessman Jay-Z. With an exclusive insight into his world Yentob accompanies Jay-Z for six months, including the build up to his triumphant headline gig at Glastonbury and backstage access to his concerts in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York. Jay-Z also talks in depth about his other passions, which include modern art, architecture, politics, sports and fashion.

Oct 8, 2008

Oct 6, 2008

"DJ Khaled & K. Foxx catch up with Jay-Z to speak on voting, his recent UN Award and his free concerts in Miami in support of the Obama campaign. Shouts to The305. I hope everyone is taking this election serious and has registered to vote and will vote this November!"

Oct 3, 2008

Are you DIEING to attend his upcoming concert at The Hollywood Palladium on October 15th in Los Angeles???

WE WANT YOU!!!

We are casting a new show for the new Latino Cable Network SiTv called "FANdemonium". It's an exciting new show that highlights the people who give celebrities their super-star status - the fans. These are the people who camp out overnight for tickets, catch every episode of their favorite actors' show and memorize every statistic on their favorite athlete.

To give credit to these true devotees, “FANdemonium” will travel to different cities and venues - from large-scale music festivals and parades, to concerts and comedy shows, to red-carpet premieres and major sporting events to find the biggest fans there and give them a chance to win AMAZING prizes through an exciting series of competition with fellow fans.

We are preparing to hit up the Jay-Z’s concert on October 15th in Los Angeles and are looking for hardcore Latino fans that would like to participate in our new show. (You must live in the Los Angeles Area area)

Previous prizes include backstage passes, meet-and-greets with celebrities, winning a chance to become our red-carpet correspondent for the night, etc...

Are you fan enough?

To be considered for the show, please make a submission to FanCasting@gmail.com.

In the subject line of the e-mail, write “Jay-Z Fan”Make sure to include your name, age, location, a recent photo, contact information, your top reasons why you LOVE Jay-Z and why you’d be great for the show!!!

Also, Jay called into the Shade 45 Morning Show today and talked with Angela Yee and YN (former XXL editor). I only caught the middle of the interview. The only thing he dished about the new album, which is titled, Blueprint 3, is that he has three songs so far. He wouldn't say who they were produced by or give any details on them because they might end up not being on the album. He mentioned that out of the three joints there's one that's UNDENIABLE. He was on his way to a meeting with Mayor Bloomberg @ City Hall FYI: The sample for the new joint is from "Dumb Girl" from Run DMC's "Raising Hell" album. YN wrote the cover story for the new Vibe issue. Guess Wifey is lookin' out for him since she's the Editor of Vibe. lol

Aug 5, 2008

Jay-Z on supporting Senator Barack Obama: “What [Obama] represents is, we as a people are part of the American Dream…We were left out of the dream at a certain point. Now the dream is, you can be anything – and it’s not cliché.”

Jay-Z on Lil Wayne: “You should embrace the next generation…I think he’s really a fan of mine. I think he really loves the sh-t that I’ve done…The public has him in line next, and for me to say he’s not in line next would be foolish.”

Jay-Z’s response when asked to confirm his marriage to Beyoncé: “I just think it’s really a part of your life that you gotta keep to yourself…You have to have something sacred to you and the people around you…I shared so much of my life…I should have something to hold on to.”

Jay-Z on his tenure as President of Def Jam: “Everyone always analyzes the job that I’ve done at Def Jam…I always feel the need to justify it…If anybody in their tenure had Kanye, Rihanna, and Ne-Yo…One album for each one of them in three years is a superb job.”

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Originally Titled: Guess Which One's The Cover // 8.4.08

[quote] For VIBE’s 15th Anniversary, we’re having fun with all our readers. This year’s JUICE issue features Jay-Z on three unique covers. One of the covers shown is a real cover. Think you know which one it is? Take your best shot.

Selecting the right VIBE cover of the six displayed can win you a Special limited edition skin for your iPod. Which one do you think it is? Enter the corresponding number to the cover image. [/quote] ENTER HERE

Jun 19, 2008

So tomorrow a chick will be moving East (ATL) to expand her professional horizons aka THIS. ;) Unfortunatley, some people are still in the stone age and have to go the library anytime they want to get on the computer/internet! hahaha So, I'll be internet-less (if that makes sense), at least at home, until I gain understanding of all this wireless stuff. I won't be able to update like I usually do for a while. Just wanted to give you guys a heads up on that. I do hope you guys can keep me informed by hitting up the cbox.

May 27, 2008

Jay-Z is a headliner for the O2 Wireless Festival [July 3] this year in London. Tickets on sale now. Check out the interview featured on their site below. He talks about touring the UK, British Audience, Performing Live, Glastonbury, Touring with Mark Ronson and more.

May 11, 2008

So, the tour is over. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to go. :( I heard nothing but good things from everyone that attended. I'm glad everything went smoothly and that there was no BOBW drama. LOL I really love the promotion that they did too from radio to David Letterman. Impressed!

May 5, 2008

The first two videos are of the "F* That Segment"...Part of her walk gets cut out and picks up in the second video. The last video you get everything but "The Look" which reminds me so much of the performance on Fade 2 Black LOL

Apr 30, 2008

The Queen of R&B and Hip Hop's Savior hit the road this April and May for the Heart of the City Tour. Watch this exclusive video as Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige speak on each other and watch how their tour stage is built from scratch and broken down to be re-built the next day for the next tour stop.

Apr 10, 2008

Jay, Usher, JD, Anthony Hamilton in the studio yesterday working on something for Usher's album. Unfortunely, we don't get to hear anything but Usher's album will be in stores May 9. [Thanks guapkid08]

Mar 30, 2008

On Friday, April 4 check for Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige on The Late Show w/ David Letterman.

The Evolution: Jay-Z

"The Evolution" chronicles the history of one chosen artists' most creative, groundbreaking and most talked about music videos. Experience how Jay Z presented the world with his first low budget videos in Brooklyn to extravagant videos in exotic countries. Through his videos, we'll experience why he is at the top of our list.

This two hour special will be jammed packed with exclusive interviews from industry insiders, video directors, stylists and producers as they comment on Jay Z's videos and how he put his stamp on the music business. The icing on the cake? Reminisce with Jay Z as he takes you through his videography to give you an exclusive interview behind some of his most notorious music video-making experiences.

Mar 24, 2008

I stumbeled across a couple of pictures (taken after the show) and a little pre tour info from Questlove. Read Below. [Edited]

...The format of the show was similar to what Jay and I talked about last year in Vegas (I told him to do a ramped up okayplayer tour style review with him, Rell, Ush, T.I., Kanye and Mary---and just make it one big ass mixtape on tour). I guess this is baby steps towards that direction.

Night one (which the first night is never the best night of a new tour) was not bad at all---for starters there were multiple dress rehearsals done at the University of Miami. How this massive ass production managed to sneak on campus under the radar without one hottie gone wild knowing is beyond me.

We did 2 weeks of rehearsals---one week in LA then in true Jay style he gets rid of his band... with under a week to go.... and its up to all the kings horses and kings men to put humpty back together again. So the call was made to use the og "American Gangster" band who Puff uses when he is touring and former illadelphonic Omar Edwards as the musical director. Really all they needed was some coaching being as though the average young black musician is part of the gospel chop generation.... Imma miss not touring with those cats. I'll periodically show up from city to city and give more updates. A good time was had by all.

Mar 23, 2008

Hmmm...I'm currently trying to figure out a way, people can leave their HOTC reviews, pics, videos besides in the comment section. Any ideas let me know. Until/If I figure a way out drop them in comment section or on the Myspace Page.

Guest included, Timbaland, Kanye, and Jeezy. Kanye performed "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life", Jeezy did his verse from "Dey Know". I don't want to ruin it for anybody else so that's all I say. :)

Mar 19, 2008

Before JAY-Z kicks off his latest national tour on Saturday at a sold out American Airlines Arena, you can still have a chance to see his final “Dress Rehearsal” at a special performance at the Fillmore Miami Beach. It is a special opportunity to catch JAY-Z in concert before the tour begins. Tickets are limited in the intimate setting of the Fillmore Miami Beach, so they will go fast. This is the “Dress Rehearsal” for JAY-Z's first arena tour since his successful JAY-Z and Friends Tour in 2004 and the first to feature material from his 2006 Kingdom Come album and 2007's critically acclaimed American Gangster album.

Mar 6, 2008

I was in the process of ripping it but that music got on my nerves. Why is it louder than Jay & Mary? LoL You have to focus extra hard at times to hear them except on Part 4. Listen to Jay & Mary on Desert Storm Radio (4 Parts).

"The Brooklyn MC made a call for change via an automated phone message encouraging voters to support Obama in [today's] primaries. "Bring your friends and families make sure your voices are heard for change," "Jay-Z said. "It's time for change. It's time for Barack Obama." [sohh]"

Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige hit up Hot 97 today. They premiered a new joint they did together, just last night, called "You're Welcome". The song is described as a "thank you to the fans". Produced by Swizzy. Check it out.

Feb 17, 2008

The latest ad campaign includes I Will Not Lose Contest Winners DJ Aaires & JusK, Nicole Bell (fiancee of Sean Bell), Miss USA Rachel Smith, Tristan Wilds (The Wire), and Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills among others. You can view ads in the March issue of Vibe with Robert DeNiro & 50 Cent on the cover. For updates check http://www.iwillnotlose.org/.

EDIT: AHH gets a behind the scenes look at the Spring/Summer Rocawear Campaign.

Feb 7, 2008

Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige will tour this spring in what will be one of the most potent urban music bills in recent memory. The "Heart of the City" outing begins March 22 in Miami. And while a full itinerary is still coming together, the artists are confirmed to hit markets such as New Orleans, Houston, Las Vegas, Boston, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Feb. 15. Blige and Jay-Z have been close collaborators since 1996, when she appeared on his early hit "Can't Knock the Hustle."

Jan 19, 2008

This is from an interview Tristan Wilds (who plays Jay's "nephew" in the Roc Boys Video and is also a character on The Wire) did earlier this month. I was looking for him on Myspace (he's a cutie ) and ran across this:

You played Jay-Z's nephew in the video for "Roc Boys." What was it like working with Jay-Z? Is he a fan of the show? Will we see more of you in the next video?

Jay was great. He is a big fan of the show. I will be in the next video, but I can't say what happens. I'll get in trouble. Source

He's also going to be in the I Will Not Lose Spring Rocawear Campaign. Can't wait to see what it is though.

Jan 18, 2008

Posted below are a select few American Gangster Remix Albums. If you have a favorite or one you made yourself e-mail it to me @ giveit2meblogspot@yahoo.com . Also, there are a TON of remix albums @ Kevin Nottingham: This Is Hip Hop including some of the ones posted below. Check it out!

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NO LONGER ACCEPTING REMIX ALBUMS.

American Gangster: Best of The Remixes, Vol. I(put together by Kevin Nottingham)